The Weekend Dish: 5/26/2012

Happy weekend, everyone! It’s an extra-long, holiday weekend at that! The (un)official start to summer, and it certainly feels like it, too! We’re looking at temperatures near 90 all weekend; time to bust out the sunscreen! Will you be grilling this weekend? I’d love to hear what you’ll be eating!

The start of a new season always seems to usher in new plans, new goals, and a general re-setting. I thoroughly enjoyed this 2012 Summer Bucket List for Kids by Kristen over at Dine and Dish. I don’t have kids, but I loved the idea of making a list of all the things she hoped to do during the summer. I’ve seen the Day Zero Project (101 things in 1001 days) in a lot of places, but I really like Kristen’s approach of a shorter list and a shorter time period for a dedicated season. I’m thinking that I may have to create one of my own! I’m also thinking that I might create an additional one solely for summer recipes. I love the My 100 list that I’m still working my way through, but am really smitten with the idea of creating a list just for the summer. I think I just gave myself something to do over the long weekend!

How about you? Do you already have some fun plans in place for the summer?

Fully Loaded Beer Bread(Evil Shenanigans) I love a good beer and cheese, but throw in bacon and other goodies, and I’m all over it.

Homemade Nacho Cheese Sauce(Kitchen Simplicity) The smell of nacho cheese sauce will forever remind me of being 7 years old and sitting in the orange seats of the Civic Arena watching hockey. I can’t wait to try this homemade version!

Nutella Captain Crunch Milkshake(burgh baby) I say this often, but there aren’t nearly enough milkshakes in my life. I must start making them more often, and this looks to be as good a place as any!

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I don’t have travel plans for the summer since we will be sending my youngest off to college, but might make a trip down south in October. My bucket list is short – I hope to break in my cuisinart ice cream maker with some homemade icecream. When it gets closer to August, I will need advice on what cookies and other goodies travels the best to college. Anything you can recommend would be appreciated. Thanks for all the hard work you do. I keep recommending your blog to my other foodie friends! It’s the first place I visit with my cup of coffee in the morning!

Hi Lori, When I went to college my mom often sent me care packages and my favorites were the ones that reminded me of home – my grandma’s biscotti, my favorite bakery sugar cookies, stuff my mom always made, etc.

For us it will be a weekend of outdoor home improvements and indoor playing with the ice cream maker I got for Mother’s Day. A favorite so far is cinnamon chocolate chip! I’ve already printed two of your recipes from this week and am ready to try those along with the salted caramel sauce. Have a great weekend!

Today we are going to a new(fairly) winery in Lower Burrell for a little music, a little more wine and good company!! I went to a wine tasting on Monday at Evolution in Sarver and the featured wines were from the Wooden Door so we are heading there today! Have a great weekend!

Have fun, Aunt Vicki, and enjoy your birthday!! How did you like Evolution in Sarver? That’s the second time in a week I’ve heard about it; I just looked at their menu online and it looks awesome. We still need to check out the winery in Lower Burrell, too! Do they have food?

I’m most looking forward to our family vacation on Kiawah Island. I have two older brothers (both married), and a younger sister, plus my parents–we have rented a house on the beach, and I’m definitely looking forward to fun times together! Happy Memorial Day weekend!

You really had some knock-out recipes this week! I included your chicken recipe in my 101 Memorial Day Recipe Roundup! I don’t have many plans this summer, besides going to EVO in July! Super excited about that!